Iowa Business Report

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Jan. 02, 2025       Travis Smock of Peoples Company on how their specialization in farm land helps them better serve clients. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Jan. 01, 2025          Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on record-setting markets in 2024. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Dec. 31, 2024         Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the positive outlook for Iowa agriculture in the new year 2025.

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Dec. 30, 2024         Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the top economic story in the U.S. in 2024. 

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Dec. 27, 2024        Nicole Crain, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, with data from the group's new quarterly member survey for the first part of 2025. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Dec. 26, 2024        Outgoing Iowa Association of Business and Industry president Mike Ralston on the outlook for Iowa business.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Dec. 25, 2024        Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig on the need for passing a new five-year federal farm bill early in the new Congress. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Dec. 24, 2024        Dustin Carlson of the 831(b) Institute on the use of micro-captives to protect small businesses. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Dec. 23, 2024        Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on the growing trade tension between China and the U.S.

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report: Availability of appropriate child care is a key component to developing a broad and stable workforce. Emily Schmitt of Sukup Manufacturing chaired the Governor's task force on the issue, and shares updates from that work as well as one way her company has led-by-example on the issue. We'll discuss the impact of another Fed rate cut...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Dec. 20, 2024       Andrew Zellmer of Peoples Company, who says proper farm land management requires a broad knowledge, aided by today's technology.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Dec. 19, 2024       Craig Shirley of Citizens for the Republic, which opposes federal payments to energy outlets that are not viable on their own. 

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Dec. 18, 2024       Kurt Couchman of Americans for Prosperity on the flawed federal budgeting process. 

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Dec. 17, 2024      Emily Schmitt of Sukup Manufacturing on expanding child care options in Iowa. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Dec. 16, 2024     Financial journalist Jordan Goodman on inflation going up...but interest rates perhaps going down. 

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report: Appropriate and available housing is important in growing a state workforce. Ben Murrey of the Common Sense Institute Iowa shares research showing Iowa fares well compared with other states. Unemployment increases may impact another Fed rate cut next week. And in our Business Profile, you'll learn the full story behind the Brick Kitchen...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Dec. 13, 2024     Ben Murrey of Common Sense Institute Iowa on the economic benefits tied to Iowa being a low crime state.

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Dec. 12, 2024           Nate Whited of the family-owned Brick Kitchen Store in Independence on the strength of small town businesses in Iowa.

Iowa Business Report Wednesday Edition Dec. 11, 2024         Paul Steidler of the Lexington Institute on carbon capture pipelines failing to be a positive economic driver for a region.

Iowa Business Report Tuesday Edition Dec. 10, 2024          Financial journalist Jordan Goodman assessing the merits of the new federal "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE. 

Iowa Business Report Monday Edition Dec. 09, 2024          State Auditor Rob Sand on his department's "PIE" initiative to help prevent wasteful spending of tax dollars.

On this week's edition of the Iowa Business Report: Small businesses in the U.S. face a variety of challenges; business consultant and author Michael Levine suggests some of those challenge come from an unlikely source. We take a look at how much Americans spent to open the holiday shopping season. And in our Business Profile, you'll meet Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies...

Iowa Business Report Friday Edition Dec. 06, 2024         Stephani Manning of Innovative Captive Strategies, whose employees are marking the company's 25th anniversary in a unique way. 

Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition Dec. 05, 2024         Business consultant and author Michael Levine on the key issues adversely affecting small business in this country today.